National Register of Historic Places

Temple Beth El Cemetery

Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
Listed
May 28, 2019
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
100003984

About this property

Temple Beth El Cemetery is located at Sterling Road and Mable Street, north of the center of Helena, Arkansas. It is basically rectangular in shape, covering 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) on the west side of Sterling Road. It is ringed by iron fencing, with the main access entrance on Sterling Road. A paved road network divides the cemetery into three sections of roughly equal size. There are more than 300 marked graves, the earliest dating to 1862; it was moved from Helena's first Jewish cemetery after this one opened in 1875. The first cemetery was an informal site near Magnolia Cemetery, all of whose graves were moved here. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Location

Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas

Categories

ETHNIC HERITAGERELIGIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Temple Beth El Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Temple Beth El Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Temple Beth El Cemetery?

Temple Beth El Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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